Blackboard Tree vs Plateau Frog

Alstonia scholaris compared with Nanorana pleskei

Key Differences

• Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Plateau Frog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Plateau Frog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dicroglossidae
Genus	Alstonia	Nanorana
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Nanorana pleskei

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Plateau Frog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Plateau Frog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Plateau Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.